Animal India

The lime butterfly or lemon butterfly or lime swallowtail or chequered swallowtail (Papilio demoleus) is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. These common names refer to their host plants, which are usually citrus species such as cultivated lime. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies, it does not have a prominent tail. When the adult stage is taken into consideration, the lime swallowtail is the shortest-lived butterfly, with male adults dying after four days and females after a week. The butterfly is native to Asia and Australia and can be considered an invasive pest in other parts of the world. The Lime Butterfly caterpillars in all instars possess a fleshy organ called osmeterium in the prothoracic segment. Usually hidden, the osmeterium can be everted to emit a foul-smelling secretion when the caterpillar is threatened. A caterpillar of the lemon butterfly is in the 5th or final instar eating leaves to prepare itself to before pupal stage in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 05/07/2023.ot

• Product Code
• ILEA001504810

• Registered date
• 2023/7/05 00:00:00

• Credit
• NurPhoto / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto

• Media size
• 5684 × 3632 pixel

• Resolution
• 300 dpi

• Deployment size
• 8.41(MB)*

• Special instruction

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